On July 21, Bloomberg Philanthropies, funded by New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, announced a gift of million to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, an effort which has succesfully blocked the building of 153 proposed coal-fired power plants in the U.S. since 2002. With Bloomberg’s gift, the Sierra Club will be able to double their staff to almost 200 employees – and expand their campaign from 15 to 45 states, including the District of Columbia.